The origin of the name is not exactly known. It already had this name in the Old South Arabian period: á¸¤aá¸ramautic á¸¥á¸rmt; Sabaean and QatabÄnian also had the form: á¸¥á¸rmwt. The name appears in Greek as Î¬Î´ÏÏÎ±Î¼ÏÏÎ±. There are various folk etymologies.
Healthgrades Editorial Staff. Pain in the lower left side of the abdomen is called left lower quadrant pain. It is often related to the digestive tract, but can also be related to conditions of the body wall, skin, blood vessels, urinary tract, or reproductive organs. The area may be tender to the touch or the pain may be severe and the whole abdomen might be rigid.
A handful of organs straddle both sides of the body, such as the skin, the nose, the mouth, the brain, the heart, the stomach, the small intestine, the large intestine and the rectum. In males, the left testicle is also considered a left side organ.